Author: Sandro Necchi
Date: 01:18:24 09/26/04
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On September 25, 2004 at 16:14:49, Kurt Utzinger wrote: >On September 25, 2004 at 16:04:24, John Merlino wrote: > >>On September 25, 2004 at 15:41:27, Kurt Utzinger wrote: >> >>>[Event "WCC"] >>>[Site "Brissago"] >>>[Date "2004.09.25"] >>>[Round "1"] >>>[White "Leko, Peter"] >>>[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] >>>[Result "0-1"] >>>[ECO "C42"] >>>[PlyCount "130"] >>> >>>1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 >>>Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 >>14. cxd5 Qxd5 15. Bf4 Rac8 16. h3 Be4! (a strong move...good is also >>16...Bf6 with good chances to draw) 17. Be3 Na5!? (taking some risks in >>order to play for a win) 18. c4 Nxc4 19. Bxc4 Qxc4 20. Nd2 Qd5 21. Nxe4 Qxe4 >>22. Bg5 Qxe1+ 23. Qxe1 Bxg5 24. Qa5 Bf6 25. Qxa7 c5 26. Qxb7 Bxd4 27. Ra2 c4 >>28. Re2 Red8 29. a4 c3 (up to here white moves where more or less forced, so >>it is possible that Kramniik prepared all these) 30. Qe4?! (better 30. Qb3!? >>keeping some advantage) 30...Bb6! (better than 30...g6) 31. Qc2?! (31. >>Kh2!?) g6 32. Qb3 Rd6?! 33. Rc2?! (33. g4!?) Ba5 34. g4?! (34. Qb7) Rd2!? >>35. Kg2 Rcd8 36. Rxc3? (36. Rc1) Bxc3 37. Qxc3 R2d5 38. Qc6 Ra5 39. Kg3 Rda8 >>>40. h4 R5a6 41. Qc1 Ra5 42. Qh6 Rxa4 43. h5 R4a5 44. Qf4? (44. hg6) g5 45. >>Qf6 h6 46. f3 R5a6 47. Qc3 Ra4 (47...Rb6!?) 48. Qc6 R8a6 49. Qe8+ Kg7 50. >>Qb5 R4a5 51. Qb4 Rd5 52. Qb3 Rad6 -+ 53. Qc4 Rd3 54. Kf2 Ra3 55. Qc5 Ra2+ >>56. Kg3 Rf6 57. Qb4 Raa6 58. Kg2 Rf4 59. Qb2+ Raf6 60. Qe5 Rxf3 61. Qa1 Rf1 >>62. Qc3 R1f2+ 63. Kg3 R2f3+ 64. Qxf3 Rxf3+ 65. Kxf3 Kf6 0-1 >> >>Kramnik played like a champion. Based on this game I would believe Kramnik has very good chances to win. >> >>And, forgive the patzer, but doesn't 36.Rxc3 just lose? No, it lose all the advantage and white is only a little worse, but one more mistake is needed to lose. >> >>jm > > Hi John > 36.Rxc3? was indeed a bad move. But nevertheless, Leko could > perhaps get a draw with 44. hxg6 (instead Qf4) fxg6 45. Qf4 R8a7 > 46. Qc4+ Kf8 47. Qd4 Ke7 48. f4 > Kurt Yes. Sandro
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